thomaspuchung@gmail.com
Yale University - Master of Fine Arts
August 2011-May 2013, New Haven, CT
San Francisco Art Institute - Bachelor of Fine Arts
August 2007-December 2010, San Francisco, CA
Chelsea School of Art and Design - Semester Abroad
January 2009-may 2009, London, England
Alfred University - Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate
August 2006- May 2007 Alfred, NY
Brown University - Anthropology Intensive Program
May-August 2006, Providence, RI
Arctic Science Summit Week-IASC-Vienna, Austria-"Art, Activism and Running From Bears: The Alaskan Art of Thomas Chung"-2023
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK-"Alaska Biennial Artist Talk:Thomas Chung"-2022
Hawaii Association of International Buddhists-Honolulu, HI-"Intergenerational Buddhist Art Workshop/Artist Talk"-2021
Hawaii Association of International Buddhists-Honolulu, HI-"Panelist on Dhammacakka keynote speech/Buddhist Art"-2021
University of Alaska Anchorage-Anchorage, AK-Guest Lecture of recent artwork/research for the Sociology Department's Globalization class-2021
University of Alaska Anchorage-Anchorage, AK-Guest Lecture of recent artwork/research for Art Appreciation Classes-2019-2021
San Francisco Art Institute-San Francisco, CA-"Graduate Lecture Series: Thomas Chung: Death Threats, Indigenous Knowledge and Cheetos"-2020
Alaska Public Media-Anchorage, AK-"State of Art:Navigating Cultural Appropriation with Anchorage Artist and Educator Thomas Chung"-2020
Kailua Senior Citizens Group, Kailua, HI-"Artist Talk/Art Workshop"-2016-2020
PBS- Anchorage, AK-"Indie Alaska: Thomas Chung"-2019
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/05/29/i-am-a-cultural-artist-indie-alaska/
KUPU-Honolulu, HI-"Artist Talk/Art Workshop"-2016-2019
AIGA Alaska Design Week-Anchorage AK-"Appropriation Vs. Appreciation Roundtable"-2018
Anchorage Museum- Anchorage, AK-"Continuing Education: Northern Perspectives: In Context Cultural Appropriation and Representation”-2018
KNBA World Voices-Anchorage, AK-"Radio Interview about recent work"-2018
Anchorage Museum-Anchorage, AK-"Close-Up:Thomas Chung"-2018
University of Alaska Anchorage-Anchorage, AK-Guest Lecturer/Presentation of recent work in collaboration with the Black Student Union for undergraduate Anthropology Class and Art Appreciation Class
Anchorage Museum- Anchorage, AK-"Artist Talk/Youth Workshops"-2018
University of Alaska Anchorage- Anchorage, AK- "Artist Talk for UAA Campus Bookstore Events"-2017
Last Queer Frontier-Anchorage, AK-"Radio Interview about recent work"-2017
Anchorage Artist Co-op-Anchorage, AK-"Artist Talk/Community Art Class"2016
KRUA 88.1FM-Anchorage, AK-"Radio Interview about recent work"-2016
Bakersfield College-Bakersfield, CA-"Artist Talk"-2015
University of Alaska Anchorage-Anchorage, AK-"Lavender Lunch Speaker for UAA SafeZone"-2015
Ong King Art Center-Honolulu, HI-"Artist Talk"-2014
"Killing Buddha" Gary L. Freeburg Gallery
Kenai Peninsula College, Soldotna, AK 2021
"Thomas Chung: Everything is Sacred" Anchorage Museum
Anchorage, AK 2018
"The Trickster" The Arc Gallery
Anchorage, AK 2017
"Drapetomania" The Wylie & May Louise Jones Art Gallery
Bakersfield, CA- March-April 2015
"Remember What Happened to Captain Cook" Ong King Art Center
Honolulu, HI- June-August 2014
"For White Eyes Only" The Projector Room Gallery
San Francisco, CA- December 2010
2021 ARKTIKUM SCIENCE MUSEUM, ROVANIEMI, FINLAND “Uarctic Anniversary Exhibition”
2019 SYKTYVKAR STATE UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA “2019 ASAD Art Exhibition”
2018 HELGELAND MUSEUM, NORWAY “2018 Relate North Art Exhibition”
2015 KIMURA GALLERY, ANCHORAGE AK “2015 Relate North Art Exhibition”
2013 COOP CENTER FOR CREATIVITY, New Haven CT “XS Collaboration”
All Alaska Biennial-Anchorage Museum-Anchorage, AK-2022
Faculty Exhibition-Kimura Gallery-Anchorage AK-2022
Group Show-Shrine Gallery-New York, NY-2021
2021 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Showcase-University of Alaska-Anchorage AK-2021
From a Strange Place-Heaven Gallery-Chicago IL-2020
Drawn North- International Gallery of Contemporary Art-Anchorage, AK-2019
2018 Group Exhibition- Kailua Gallery-Kailua HI-2018
A Night Out- Out North-Anchorage, AK-2018
Art of the North-Anchorage Museum-Anchorage AK-2018
Bi-Annual Faculty Exhibition-Kimura Gallery-Anchorage, AK-2018
Animation Club Art Exhibition-Hugh McPeck Gallery-Anchorage AK-2017
Alaskan Dreamscapes-International Gallery of Contemporary Art-Anchorage, AK-2017
Trumpazo-Out North- Anchorage AK- 2017
Spring Faculty Exhibition-Kimura Gallery-Anchorage, AK-2017
All Alaska Biennial-Anchorage Museum-Anchorage AK-2016
2016 Museum Gala- Anchorage Museum- Anchorage, AK- 2016
1F14: That's Not God- Becky Gallery, Anchorage AK -2016
Collect Art IGCA- Anchorage Alaska- June 2016
All Alaska Biennial Anchorage Museum- Anchorage AK- Feb 2016- July 2016
Dixieland- Pettus Salon, Jacksonville NC- Dec 2015-Jan 2016
2015 Relate North Art Exhibition- Kimura Gallery- Anchorage, AK- October-Dec 2015
Ninth Biennial Faculty Exhibition Kimura Gallery- Anchorage, AK- September-October 2014
Jellyfish Vials-The Evolution Store: Science and Art- June- August 2014
Hi-tides - Art at the Marks - Honolulu, HI - July-August 2013
Zoonami - Art at the Marks - Honolulu, HI - June-July 2013
This is not about you I did not choose to be here - Oliver Francis Gallery - Austin, Texas - April-May 2013
XS Collaboration - COOP Center for Creativity - New Haven, CT - April, 2013
Gifted and Talented - Third Streaming Gallery - New York, New York - May-August 2012
GOD SPEAKS - 1:1 Gallery - New York, New York - May 2012
For White Eyes Only - The Projector Room Gallery - San Francisco, CA - December 2010
Displacement - Diego Rivera Gallery - San Francisco, CA - November 2009
Year 2 - Chelsea School of Art and Design - London, England - March 2009
Camera 1, Camera 2 - The Luggage Store Gallery - San Francisco, CA - October 2007
Annual Castle Hill Ceramic Auction Show - Truro Center for the arts at Castle Hill - Truro, Ma - July 2007
Uarctic/ASAD Photo Competition First Place in the staff category 2021
University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Senate Service Award 2021
University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Diversity 2020
University of Alaska Anchorage UNAC Travel Award 2020
University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Senate Service Award 2019
University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Appreciation Award 2016-2018
Kindred Post Juneau AK Local Artist Contest Winner 2017
Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Reward-Project Award 2016
Yale University:University-wide Theron Rockwell Field Prize for poetic, literary, or religious scholarship 2013
Yale University Schoelkopf Travel Grant - 2013
The American Legion 2010 Scholarship Award.
San Francisco Art Institute Stone Scholarship - 2010
San Francisco Art Institute Osher Portfolio Achievement Scholarship - 2007-2008
San Francisco Art Institute Deans Scholarship - 2007-2008
Alfred University Art Portfolio Scholarship - 2006
Alfred University Miller Portfolio Scholarship - 2006
Anchorage Daily News- “A New Stained-glass inspired mural in downtown Anchorage aims to raise awareness about climate change”-2020
Anchorage Press- What’s Up with Public Art and Democracy?-2020
“North - Finding Place in Alaska “Edited by Julie Decker-2017
American Atheist Magazine-“Letter From the Editor: Free Speech Means No Taste Test”-2017
Artsy.net-“Can Art Legally Threaten the President?”-2017
The Northern Light-“Paint, a Brush and the Head of a President"-2017
Hit and Run Reason Magazine-“University Keeps Painting of Sexy Captain America Beheading President Trump, As Well It Should”-2017
The Northern Light-“10 Buckets of Paint and a Lasting Bond to UAA”-2016
Anchorage Daily News-“Art Beat: There’s an intriguing new gallery space on arctic.”-2016
Anchorage Press-"God is a Cheeto"-2016
AnchorageMuseum.org- “Artists from Alaska and the Arctic will tell stories of the north through new works”-2016
Anchorage Press- "#winning"-2016
The Renegade Rip- "Artist Visits BC to Discuss New Artwork"- March 2015
Art In America- "Roving Eye: The Gifted and Talented- January 2013
Modern Painters- "Gifted and Talented: An Evening of Performance"- December 2012
The New Yorker - Goings About Town/Galleries -Downtown "Gifted and Talented" August 2012
Q magazine -Artist spotlight- Spring 2012 Vol 2/ Issue 2